Yes, I said that. Support your local sheriff, but
only if they support the U.S. Constitution and your rights. As the federal
machine in Washington, DC continues to steam roll over our individual
rights and strip this Republic of it's sovereignty, Americans need to
remember the power of their duly elected sheriff.

The sheriff of your county is the highest elected
official and has more power than most people realize. Your local sheriff
has the power to tell dragoons from various federal alphabet soup agencies
that they will not come into his/her county and attempt to enforce unconstitutional
"laws." Your local sheriff is there to protect your rights, not the actions
of an out of control government whether it be state or federal.

In May, 1999, a local sheriff north of Sacramento
wrote to California Governor Gray Davis, twice, informing the governor
that he was in complete opposition to two anti-Second Amendment junk gun
bills sitting in the legislature: one dealing with "Saturday night specials"
and the other dealing with the so-called "assault weapons." In his letter
to Davis on official letterhead, Sheriff Scott A. Mackenize said:

"I am writing this letter in opposition to SB 23...This
bill is an absolute infringement on our Second Amendment Rights and ultimately
will make criminals out of law abiding citizens. SB 23 penalizes the good
citizens of Butte County and of this State and will do nothing toward
crime prevention..

"A famous quote of an individual that disarmed society
is as follows: ‘This year will go down in history. For the first time
a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our frees will be safer,
our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the
future.' Adolph Hitler, 1935."

Pretty strong words from a county sheriff to a sitting
governor. Sheriff Mackenzie isn't alone. Back on February 27, 1994, Lt.
Harry Thomas, a member of the Cincinnati Police Division made the following
comments during a public speaking appearance:

"...And that is why I become furiously angry when
I see our Constitution, the most remarkable document ever written in the
course of human existence, being used as toilet paper at every level of
government.

"The Brady Bill is now a reality. For the first
time in the history of our country, American citizens must request the
government's permission to exercise a constitutional right. And if the
government sees its way clear to grant permission, we must wait 5 days
to exercise that right.

"But even this is not enough to please our keepers
in Sodom-by-the-Potomac. Gun laws are not being passed quickly enough
to suit our federal law enforcement agencies, so they have formulated
their own plan to discourage gun ownership.

"The time has come for us to openly discuss something
that up to this time we have mainly whispered about. The purpose of the
2nd Amendment is to threaten the government. The framers of our Constitution
knew that government is a necessary evil, which, as in the case of the
British government, could easily become more evil than necessary. The
Founding Fathers wanted to ensure that should that situation again come
to pass, the American people would have the capability to reclaim their
country by force of arms.

"Pass your gun laws. I will not beg the government
for a license to continue to be a handgun owner. I will not submit to
being fingerprinted or photographed or interrogated like a criminal for
claiming my birthright as a free American. I will not register a single
gun that I own. I will not surrender a single gun that I own. I will not
apply for an "arsenal" license because I own more than 20 guns or more
than a thousand rounds of ammunition. I will not attend mandatory safety
training, nor will I submit to a test to prove that I'm fit to be a gun
owner. And Miss Reno, I have this to say to you: If you send your jack-booted,
baby-burning bushwhackers to confiscate my guns, pack them a lunch; it
will be a damned long day. The Branch Davidians were amateurs; I'm a professional."

Out in Wyoming, Sheriff Dave Mattis set new policy
regarding federal law enforcement operations in Big Horn County. This
move was effective April 15, 1997. Some of the bullet points of this new
policy are:

-Federal law enforcement personnel need to notify
Big Horn County Sheriff's Office in advance of any federal law enforcement
operation in Big Horn County, Wyoming.

-Sheriff's Office requests the following information
before the Sheriff determines whether the Sheriff's Office will be involved.

-Identification of the individuals or residences
to be searched or arrested if known.

-An identification of the agencies and personnel
to be involved in the overall operation contemplated by the federal law
enforcement agency.

-The Sheriff's Office will inquire of federal law
enforcement personnel in charge to confirm that the federal law enforcement
agency in good faith has probable cause for any potential searches and
arrests prior to any such search or arrest of which the Sheriff's Office
gains knowledge.

What caused this policy to be implemented by Sheriff
Mattis? A case titled Castaneda v USA, which resulted from a June 2, 1993,
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) raid by federal agents on
the home of Ramon and Elvia Castaneda. The sheriff was made to "see the
light" because two courageous Americans stood up for their rights.

Your local sheriff and ‘mandatory' small pox vaccinations

Right now people are in a dither about threats of
mandatory smallpox vaccinations. One of our Founding Fathers had something
to say about this:

"Under the law of nature, all men are born free,
every one comes into the world with a right to his own person, which includes
the liberty of moving and using it at his own will. This is what is called
personal liberty, and is given him by the Author of nature, because necessary
for his own sustenance."

--Thomas Jefferson: Legal Argument, 1770. FE 1:376

We are born free. Our bodies belong to us, not to
the government. Mr. Bush and his henchman, John Ashcroft, would like all
of us to believe that Bush can simply issue an Executive Order because
he's President and we should all fall on the needle. This is where your
local sheriff is going to be very important.

If this criminal syndicate out in Washington, DC
issues any "mandatory" vaccination program, I will refuse, even if it
means jail. Let me repeat myself: I will just say no. I would direct your
attention to the opinion of Stephen K. Huber, Professor of Law at the
University of Houston:

"The highest law of the land is the Constitution
of the United States." The general misconception is that any statute passed
by legislators bearing the appearance of law constitutes the law of the
land. The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and
any statute must be in agreement with it to be valid. It is impossible
for both the Constitution and a law violating it to be valid; one must
prevail over another."

Is it constitutional to force Americans to be vaccinated
against their will under any circumstances? I say no and I'm willing to
say no to any level of government that thinks they can shoot me up with
one of their "life saving" cocktails just because some politician wants
it. The question is: Will the sheriffs of this country back up the people
they're sworn to protect and stand with a free people?

Back in 1993, a county sheriff in Waco allowed the
FBI and ATF to wrestle away his authority in his own county using lies
and deception. In 1995, I watched then Waco Sheriff Jack Harwell testify
to a House committee on the massacre at Waco. It saddened me to see Sheriff
Harwell sit there knowing that he should have stood up to the feds and
didn't. However, in his closing remarks, he did finally lambaste members
of Congress for their actions. Too little, too late. 84 Americans, which
included 17 children, had already been gassed and burned by the Clinton
Administration.

Educating your local sheriff

Today, too many sheriffs in the big "inner cities"
are nothing more than political machines. However, it's now up to the
citizenry of this country, county by county, to begin the process of meeting
with your elected sheriff and have a little heart to heart chat about
things like "Homeland Security" and jurisdiction.

There are more than 28,000 citizens groups in this
country all fighting one issue or another. The next time your group or
organization meets, elect a committee to make an appointment with your
sheriff and begin the dialogue of finding out where your sheriff stands
on his authority and will he/she stand up for your God-given rights or
cave when the feds come a-knockin'?

I submit to you than unless the citizens in counties
throughout this country begin this process of making their concerns known
to their sheriff's, we will continue to see even more tragedy. We will
continue to see more and more dragoons from federal alphabet soup agencies
come into our counties, crushing our rights and murdering innocent people
with no-knock warrants on the wrong house or some obscure provision of
the mis-named 'Patriot' Act.

Be polite, but firm, and let your sheriff know that
if he/she will not stand up for your rights and stave off unconstitutional
actions by any law enforcement coming into the county, they're not going
to get reelected. Citizen action works and now is the time to support
your local sheriff after you determine they will support you.

Devvy
Kidd is the founder and Director of POWER (Project on Winning Economic
Reform). Has been
a guest on more than 1500 radio shows, given hundreds of speeches
and has run forCongress
twice. Sales of her little booklets, "Why A Bankrupt America"
and "Blind Loyalty" sold close to2,000,000
copies. Devvy's web site is: www.devvy.com